Learn to Love Again God's Way

So thinking back on a question I asked my ex-husband before we got married about his vision for marriage, and he told me he wanted a companion, and I instantly thought that I could totally fulfill that role or that desire. A companion, I mean, what’s that? Like a friend, right? Like a buddy, someone to hang out with and to do things with and live life with. I thought, ah, easy, easy peasy. No…

I was happily married five years ago from today in Jamaica, a very beautiful Caribbean island. Getting married was a dream come true. I married a guy from my high school, so I thought he was a safe catch. After many years of wanting to be married and not finding love and wondering what’s wrong with me, I settled on a solution and that was him. The feeling was mutual as he told me “I better take…

“True Sun loves endlessly noticing, no slight less than divinity.” So basically in this line here, sun is a reference to the son of God, true son, loves endlessly and noticing no slight less than divinity, meaning when we believe in Jesus Christ, the son of God, He takes on our punishment for us. He’s the lamb who was slain for us.  Passion has been brewing in my spirit, like a word. Sometimes…

Don’t fear. Don’t be afraid to get close to God. Yes, we want to fear the Lord. We want to have a healthy respect for God. When people say “fear the Lord,” it means knowing that God is going to do exactly what He says He’s going to do. That should give you a holy reverence deep down in your soul. It makes you think twice before doing something wrong. But we do not want to fear getting close to…

Madea said, “Be a good girl. Listen to your mama. Don’t cause no trouble.” I love my grandmother, who is now with the Lord Jesus Christ. She went home 13 years ago. She was the one who kept us together. Every family has someone like that, the one who organizes everything, who creates a welcoming space. People just want to be around them. That was my grandmother. She was a strong Christian woman,…

Love does not parade itself. It is not puffed up. When I think of parading, I think of a parade like the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York where people walk down the street showing who they are and what they have. Love doesn’t do that. It doesn’t show off. It’s not egotistical. Let’s go back to the Olympic example. The husband wins a gold medal. He’s number one in the world. But instead of…

We’ve been talking about love and 1 Corinthians chapter 13, what love does and how love behaves. Today we’re in verse five, but I’m going to start at verse four because that’s where the sentence begins: Love suffers long and is kind. Love does not envy. Love does not parade itself. It is not puffed up. Does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil. That’s a lot.…

We are in Mark chapter 10, and Jesus is being questioned about divorce. The Pharisees knew the law. They knew Moses allowed a bill of divorcement. But Jesus said Moses wrote that because of the hardness of your hearts. That was not the original design. From the beginning, God made them male and female. The two shall become one flesh. They are no longer two, but one. What God has joined together,…

Now today’s topic is divorce and adultery. The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?” They were tempting Him. And Jesus answered them by going back to the beginning. He said Moses allowed divorce because of the hardness of your hearts. But from the beginning, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and…

Moses went up to the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments, written with the finger of God. And that alone is amazing, written with His own finger. We’ve seen the finger of God before, when the magicians said, “This is the finger of God,” because they could not replicate the plague. Something no one else can replicate, that is the finger of God. While Moses was on the mountain, the people got…

God told Moses, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Oh, that’s beautiful. My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. And Moses said, how will it be known that I have found favor in Your sight unless You go with us? It’s Your presence that makes us distinct from every other people on the face of the earth. And the Lord said, “This very thing that you have spoken…

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 This is about relationships. First, you accept Jesus. You say:“Lord Jesus, I believe You died for me.I believe You rose again.I believe You’re coming back.Forgive me for all my sins.Cleanse me. Wash me. Make me whole.Fill me with Your Holy Spirit.” Once you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart, you are a child of…

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 That just means getting closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. Once you’ve accepted Him, you believe He died for you, you believe He rose again, you believe He’s coming back, you are a child of God. And now it’s time to grow closer. Relationships matter first with God, then with people. Today we continue the poem All Is Vanity  Part…

I need to tell you about the night God showed me a witch holding a Ziploc bag. Yes. A simple sandwich bag. Inside it was dirt. Not a lot. Just enough to plant something. I had been asking the Lord about certain disruptions in my life. Things that didn’t align with His promises. Things that felt planted and not natural. And then the vision came. This witch was holding that bag of…

There is a scripture that has been stirring in my spirit: “While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat.” — Matthew 13 And I want you to hear me clearly. This is not about condemning sleep. God gives His beloved rest. Psalm 127:2 says: “It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows… for so He gives His beloved sleep.” David was speaking…

I just love Psalm 1 because it tells us exactly how to prosper. It doesn’t leave us guessing. It gives us three things not to do and three things to do. First, blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. That means be careful who is advising you. If you have ungodly friends, you may need to separate yourself a little. I know that can be hard especially if you’ve known…

You are going to be blessed by Psalm 1, one of my favorite Psalms written by King David. You Will Prosper. Isn’t that good news? I mean, I want to be in a place that tells me I’m going to do well. I’m going to make it. I’m going to defeat my enemies. I’m going to complete my destiny. I am going to prosper. And you are going to prosper too. Psalm 1 says: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the…